In
a
statement
issued
on
Wednesday,
29
October,
ZRA
Public
Relations
and
Communications
Manager
Selusiwe
Moyo
said
the
allocation
will
be
shared
equally
between
ZESCO
Limited
of
Zambia
and
the
Zimbabwe
Power
Company
(ZPC),
with
each
utility
receiving
15
BCM
of
water.
Moyo
said
the
allocation
is
informed
by
the
normal
to
above-normal
rainfall
forecast
for
the
2025/2026
rainy
season,
as
projected
by
the
Southern
Africa
Climate
Outlook
Forum
(SARCOF-31)
and
corroborated
by
the
Meteorological
Departments
of
Zambia
and
Zimbabwe.
The
2026
allocation
represents
a
2
BCM
increase
from
the
2025
allocation,
which
was
initially
set
at
27
BCM
and
later
revised
to
28
BCM.
ZRA
said
that
during
the
2024/2025
rainfall
season,
which
has
now
ended,
the
Kariba
Catchment
and
the
wider
Zambezi
River
Basin
received
normal
rainfall.
The
Authority
said:
“Despite
this,
lake
levels
remained
relatively
lower
compared
to
historical
years
but
recorded
higher
usable
live
storage
compared
to
the
same
period
during
the
year
2024,
which
was
negatively
impacted
by
the
drought
that
occurred
at
the
time.”
Moyo
stressed
that
while
the
Authority
is
responsible
for
allocating
water
for
power
generation,
it
neither
generates
electricity
nor
manages
load
distribution.
She
advised
members
of
the
public
to
seek
updates
on
electricity
supply
from
ZESCO
and
ZPC.
Moyo
added
that
the
ZRA
will
continue
to
closely
monitor
rainfall
patterns,
river
inflows,
and
lake
levels
through
its
hydrometric
network,
which
comprises
thirteen
monitoring
stations
across
the
Kariba
catchment
area.